To be eligible to receive a scholarship provided by this chapter, a person must have been a resident of the State of Alabama for a period of at least one year immediately preceding the time of making application and must be a person of good character, and shall have been accepted for matriculation by the authorities of the Sylacauga Nurses Training School and shall have met the requirements for professional nursing education as determined by said school. Applications for scholarships shall be made to the Sylacauga Nurses Training School of Nursing of Sylacauga, Alabama.
Ala. Code § 16-58-2 (1975)